FP231TREATMENT WITH CURCUMINE DECREASES RENAL DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH RHABDOMYOLYSIS - ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY

Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury.

From the Muscle Research Unit, Depart­ ment of Internal Medicine (X.B., J.M.G.), and the Department of Nephrology (E.P.), Hospital Clínic, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Univer­ sity of Barcelona, Barcelona. Address re­ print requests to Dr. Grau at the Muscle Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, Institut d’Inves­ tigacions Biomèdiques Augu...

Adolescent with Hypothyroidism Induced Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury

Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome characterized by muscle necrosis and the release of intracellular muscle contents into the circulation. The etiology of rhabdomyolysis can be classified into traumatic and nontraumatic causes. The latter is associated with alcohol and drug abuse, seizures, strenuous exercise, muscle hypoperfusion, hyperthermia, electrolyte disturbances, ...

Acute kidney injury in pediatric patients with rhabdomyolysis

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the clinical findings in pediatric rhabdomyolysis and the predictive factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in Korean children. Methods Medical records of 39 Korean children, who were newly diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis from January 2008 to December 2015, were retrospectively analyzed. The diagnosis was made from the medical history, elevated serum creatini...

Liquorice-Induced Severe Hypokalaemic Rhabdomyolysis with Acute Kidney Injury.

Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Hypothyroidism and Statin Therapy

Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome involving the breakdown of skeletal muscle that causes myoglobin and other intracellular proteins to leak into the circulatory system, resulting in organ injury including acute kidney injury. We report a case of statin-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury that developed in a 63-year-old woman with previously undiagnosed hypothyroidism. Untreated hypothyroi...